Chapter 106: Was It You?
The Queen grumpily let them prepare her for the day, but it was pretty clear to anyone that she was in a foul mood. She would nitpick at the littlest of things, almost slapping Lily at some point. Lily had immediately realized what was about to happen and had kowtowed, begging the Queen.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is already in the dining room. You don’t want to keep him waiting," A lady drew her attention.
She scoffed and turned away from Lily. "Carry on. I dare not be late."
"Yes, my lady."
Lily sighed in relief. This time around, she didn’t try to check for the necklaces again and left it to the ladies-in-waiting. Her crime had been not finding the jewelry the Queen preferred on time. Her mind wandered to Edna. The Queen hadn’t said anything, and she hoped that would be the last of it.
When the Queen was done, they had her hair up and necklaces around her neck. Lily thought they looked heavy. She also had on bracelets and a royal ring. Her dress was just as flamboyant, wild, and big—it could rival any wedding dress.
Queen Violeta looked at herself in the mirror. Satisfied, she quickly made her way out of her bedchambers with her ladies-in-waiting, leaving the maids to clean up the room.
She slowly made her way to the dining room. Her son didn’t even stir as she walked through the doors. Only Rylen stood to his feet and gave her a generous bow. "Your Majesty."
"Prince Rylen," she called to him, walking closer. She gave him her palm and he kissed the back of it.
She turned to look at Caius, but he was pretending she wasn’t standing right next to him.